Location Bougaribaya, Bougaribaya Commune, Kita Cercle, Kayes Region, Mali Community Description Bougaribaya is a rural village in western Mali, where the main source of income is subsistence agriculture. The community has a primary school and a secondary school, which serves 2 villages. The village of Bougaribaya has a population of about 2,000, and is the […]
This project has been completed under the direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Zac Mason. To read about the beginning of this project, CLICK HERE. According to Zac: Tounto is a settlement of some 4,000 people who are mostly simple millet farmers. They have a market, a small clinic, a primary school, and the recently built […]
This project has been completed under the technical direction of Peace Corps Volunteer Michael Cahill. To read about the beginning of this project, CLICK HERE. The project was designed to enhance two large communal wells in Goumbou that were currently dry. The wells were originally not dug deep enough, and plans were made to excavate […]
Location Socourani, Koulikoro, Mali, Community Description Socourani is a small farming village of approximately 425 people located in the Koulikoro Region of Mali. This village is like many other small villages in that it has no electricity or running water, but is unlike many other villages in that it has no school, no mosque, no […]
In 1998 a solar pump-powered tap system was built by an NGO in the town of Sanadougou to provide the town with potable drinking water. However, the delivery system has broken down over time, due to a lack of maintenance and repair, and now needs to be rebuilt to be effective. The system consists of […]
Location Dioila, Koulikoro, Mali, West Africa Community Description Dioila is a mid-size town of approximately 25,000 people and although it has some amenities that other small villages do not (including electricity and tap water), Dioila’s townspeople are faced with the same problems: limited or no access to potable water, and lack of disposable income and […]
Location Zeala, Koulikoro, Mali Community Description Zeala is a small village in the Koulikoro region of Mali, West Africa. It is located approximately 90 kilometers north-east of the capital, Bamako. Zeala has a population of 669 persons. The main language spoken and understood is Bamabara, and not French. There is no hospital, electricity, or running […]
In this rural village in Mali, the majority of people get their drinking water from traditional wells. These uncovered and easily-eroded wells are a major source of waterborne diseases. Intestinal worms and other parasites are especially dangerous for children, making them susceptible to dehydration, diarrhea, and malnutrition. Additionally, unkempt well areas attract mosquitoes, increasing the […]
Mali, located in Western Africa, is a landlocked nation, the seventh largest country in Africa. It borders on Algeria on the north, Niger on the east, Burkina Faso and the Côte d’Ivoire on the south, Guinea on the south-west, and Senegal and Mauritania on the west. This project is being done in a very poor […]
Location Mali Community Description There is a need for latrines at the high school and middle schools of this community. Currently, students defecate in nearby bushes and teachers leave the school grounds to use their home latrines. The community has undertaken a 5-year effort to improve the school facilities. Almost all funds for this phase […]